Edexcel FP2 — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
TopicPolar coordinates

4. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{a7ef3811-3594-4ecd-a616-36f42d26489b-06_428_803_233_577} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 1}
\end{figure} Figure 1 shows a sketch of the curve with polar equation $$r = a + 3 \cos \theta , \quad a > 0 , \quad 0 \leqslant \theta < 2 \pi$$ The area enclosed by the curve is \(\frac { 107 } { 2 } \pi\).
Find the value of \(a\).
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